Jay-Jay Okocha backs Super Eagles to go far

Former Super Eagles captain Austin "Jay Jay" Okocha backed the team to reach the crucial stages of the African Nations Cup, which began on Friday.

Okocha, who won the AFCON title with the Eagles in 1994 and won a silver medal in 2000 and three bronze medals in 2002, 2004 and 2006, said there was  stability in the team and coach, Gernot Rohr was quite aware of the expectations of Nigeria. soccer fans.

"As for the African Nations Cup, I think we can go a long way, we have developed in the last few years, there is now a certain degree of stability.

"Coach Gernot Rohr knows his team well, he's been in charge since 2016. He knows expectations are high and that it will not be easy. "Preparation is the key and then the mentality before a tournament like this is clear: it's important that players believe they can win the tournament." "This is also what Nigeria expects of them, and that worries me as well. I hope Nigeria will triumph in the end," said Okocha.